Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry: applications in atmospheric sciences

B Yuan, AR Koss, C Warneke, M Coggon… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) has been widely used to study the
emissions, distributions, and chemical evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in …

Emissions of trace organic gases from Western US wildfires based on WE‐CAN aircraft measurements

W Permar, Q Wang, V Selimovic… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present emission measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for western US
wildland fires made on the NSF/NCAR C‐130 research aircraft during the Western Wildfire …

A large and ubiquitous source of atmospheric formic acid

DB Millet, M Baasandorj, DK Farmer… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Formic acid (HCOOH) is one of the most abundant acids in the atmosphere, with an
important influence on precipitation chemistry and acidity. Here we employ a chemical …

Sources, seasonality, and trends of southeast US aerosol: an integrated analysis of surface, aircraft, and satellite observations with the GEOS-Chem chemical …

PS Kim, DJ Jacob, JA Fisher, K Travis… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
We use an ensemble of surface (EPA CSN, IMPROVE, SEARCH, AERONET), aircraft (SEAC
4 RS), and satellite (MODIS, MISR) observations over the southeast US during the summer …

Calculation of the sensitivity of proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for organic trace gases using molecular properties

K Sekimoto, SM Li, B Yuan, A Koss, M Coggon… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) allows the detection of a large
number of trace gases in air through proton-transfer reaction with H 3 O+ reagent ions and …

Low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids in the Southeastern US: Formation, partitioning, and implications for organic aerosol aging

Y Chen, H Guo, T Nah, DJ Tanner… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
While carboxylic acids are important components in both particle and gas phases in the
atmosphere, their sources and partitioning are not fully understood. In this study, we present …

Characterization of gas-phase organics using proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry: fresh and aged residential wood combustion emissions

EA Bruns, JG Slowik, I El Haddad, D Kilic… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic gases emitted during the flaming phase of residential wood combustion are
characterized individually and by functionality using proton transfer reaction time-of-flight …

Unexpectedly high levels of organic compounds released by indoor photocatalytic paints

A Gandolfo, S Marque, B Temime-Roussel… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic paints based on titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles represent a promising
treatment technology for cleaning the air at our dwellings. A few studies have shown that …

A high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer utilizing hydronium ions (H3O+ ToF-CIMS) for measurements of volatile organic compounds in …

B Yuan, A Koss, C Warneke, JB Gilman… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - amt.copernicus.org
Proton transfer reactions between hydronium ions (H 3 O+) and volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) provide a fast and highly sensitive technique for VOC measurements, leading to …

Wood burning: A major source of Volatile Organic Compounds during wintertime in the Paris region

B Languille, V Gros, JE Petit, C Honoré… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wood burning is widely used for domestic heating and has been identified as a ubiquitous
pollution source in urban areas, especially during cold months. The present study is based …